Originally Posted by me

Regarding the original post and thread title: I don't actually think it is the Washington Post's job to "support the troops". In my opinion, supporting the troops is a good and admirable thing to do, but the Washington Post's job is to sell papers. They probably feel that they can do that best by supporting their readers' exposure to diverse points of view. Or maybe they do hate the troops - but that is immaterial. There is no obligation to voice only support for our armed forces. Such a duty would be onerous and repugnant. Support them because they deserve it, not because you have to.